Patents by Inventor Robert L. Murray

Robert L. Murray has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHODS OF MEASURING THERMAL PROPERTIES, AND RELATED APPARATUSES
    Publication number: 20240151594
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to measuring thermal properties. At least one embodiment includes a method including heating a location of an object with an excitation laser beam, the excitation laser beam being a continuous-wave laser beam modulated by a square-wave modulation waveform. The method may also include measuring temperature at the location over time by measuring changes in one or more reflective properties at the location. Related apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Cody A. Dennett, Robert S. Schley, Yuzhou Wang, David H. Hurley, Geoffrey L. Beausoleil, Daniel J. Murray, Michael J. Moorehead
  • Automatic shut-off nozzle having unique valve
    Patent number: 4142562
    Abstract: An automatic shut-off nozzle has its valve, which controls liquid flow from its inlet to its outlet, arranged to provide a minimum flow rate to prevent recycling of fuel irrespective of the angle of the fill pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignee: Dover Corporation
    Inventor: Robert L. Murray
  • Liquid dispensing nozzle having a flexible retaining arrangement
    Patent number: 4022235
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing nozzle of the automatic shut-off type has the trigger, which holds the valve actuating means in an open position, or its retaining means formed to flex when subjected to a force beyond that exerted by the valve actuating means when it is in any set flow position so that the trigger is automatically released from its retaining means if the nozzle should be accidentally removed from the fill pipe, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1977
    Assignee: Dover Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Murray, Donald L. Leininger, Charles L. Polson
  • Customizable license plate holder
    Patent number: D633837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: MW Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Robert L. Murray